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Blogging special sports events and storiesWed, 04 Mar 2015 01:22:00 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.3Shaq will be missed; NFL owners and players meetinghttp://blog.chron.com/sportsupdate/2011/06/shaq-will-be-missed-nfl-owners-and-players-meeting/
http://blog.chron.com/sportsupdate/2011/06/shaq-will-be-missed-nfl-owners-and-players-meeting/#commentsThu, 02 Jun 2011 13:54:31 +0000http://blog.chron.com/jeromesolomon/?p=1115It was definitely time, but the NBA won’t be the same without him.

Shaquille O’Neal retires as one of the top centers of all-time. No need in arguing about just where on the list he falls, as long as you know that he ranks behind Hakeem Olajuwon and Moses Malone. (And, of course, Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.)

Say what you want about Shaq – and there is a lot to say about a guy with a monstrous game who didn’t always show up in shape and never learned how to shoot free throws – but he was a great force on the court and a dominant personality that won’t be matched anytime soon.